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Crime analyst says Bradley's DNA was on gun trigger

The prosecution rested its case on Thursday in the murder trial of the the man accused of killing a Brevard County deputy.

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Updated: 12:27 PM EDT Mar 27, 2014

Crime analyst says Bradley's DNA was on gun trigger

The prosecution rested its case on Thursday in the murder trial of the the man accused of killing a Brevard County deputy.

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Updated: 12:27 PM EDT Mar 27, 2014

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WEBVTT WE'LL HAVE A FULL WRAP OF THE SERVICES ON WESH 2 NEWS FIRST AT 4:00. LATE-BREAKING, THE PROSECUTION HAS NOW RESTED ITS CASE AGAINST THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A BREVARD COUNTY DEPUTY. DAN BILLOW JOINS US LIVE. DID THE PROSECUTION SAVE ITS BEST FOR LAST? AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT WAS A VERY MEMORABLE MOMENT IN THE TRIAL. THE JURY HAS ALREADY SEEN VIDEO OF THE SHOOTING OF SHERIFF'S DEPUTY BARBARA PILL. NOW THE STATE HAS TOLD THEM WHOSE FINGER WAS ON THE TRIGGER. ON THIS LAST DAY OF THE STATE'S CASE AGAINST BRANDON BRADLEY, THE STATE ALSO PRODUCED A FORMER FRIEND OF BRADLEY, AMANDA OSBORN. SHE TOLD POLICE TWO YEARS AGO THAT BRADLEY SUGGESTED HE WOULD SHOOT ANY OFFICER WHO PULLED HIM OVER, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HOLD COURT IN THE STREETS AND HE WOULD GO OUT AS A SOLDIER. SHE SAYS TODAY SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER SAYING THAT. BRADLEY IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING PILL WHEN HE PULLED HIM OVER FOR STEALING ODDS AND ENDS FROM A MOTEL ROOM. LATER, A STATE CRIME ANALYST WAS SHOWN A BOX CONTAINING THE MURDER EVIDENCE AND WHAT SHE FOUND FROM D.N.A. SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE TRIGGER. I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR WAS MALE AND MATCHED THE D.N.A. PROFILE FROM BRANDON BRADLEY. SO THE STATE, HAVING RESTED ITS CASE NOW, BRADLEY'S ADVOCATES WILL CALL WITNESSES BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON IN A DEFENSE IN WHICH THEY'LL ASK THE JURY TO CONSIDER THAT BRADLEY WAS TAKING ILLEGAL DRUGS AT THE TIME AND UNDER THEIR INFLUENCE AND THEY AFFECTED HIS JUDGMENT. THIS DEFENSE COULD LAST INTO MONDAY. WE'RE GETTING CLOSE. THE TRIAL IS STARTING TO WIND DOWN.

Crime analyst says Bradley's DNA was on gun trigger

The prosecution rested its case on Thursday in the murder trial of the the man accused of killing a Brevard County deputy.